Hats Off To Women

Hats are back, however hats with brims must be scaled just right for your face and body. Make sure your jewelry fits your look also.

When wearing leather jackets or coats, you will look much better with chunky knit caps or tweedy newsboy caps to add contrast. Print caps like a hounds tooth cap paired with graphic black and white clothes are very cute and casual. Stay away from retro hats unless you are an entertainer like Boy George.

When wearing knit berets or chunky knit caps you should not have all you hair stuffed inside. Leave bangs or wisps of hair surrounding your face outside the hat and be sure your cap is pushed far back on your head. Just because you are wearing a hat, such as a Fedora, doesn't mean you should skimp on your makeup or your jewelry. Playing up the contrast with diamonds and red lipstick could actually make you look sexy in a portrait of a feminine woman wearing a masculine hat.

Gems with thin silhouettes are more popular than ever. Round disk shaped stones and precious gems are very modern. Since gray is todays color, deep charcoals, mid-tone gray and sweatshirt grays are being worn from head to toe. Size counts with jewelry, large scale and puffed rounded gold jewelry is light weight and easy to wear. A new naturalism is also emerging this year. Texture and irregularity add richness, even to simple styles.

Hats should complete a look not save it and with the right jewelry you can enjoy simple pleasures without sacrificing luxury.